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Server and network overview

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Location

Where the server physically is.

Netherlands

Netherlands

France

Disk size

This is the total server capacity (using the same units as the HD manufacturers, so 1 GB usually means 1000 MB, etc). Around 10 GB are used for the system itself, and everything else is available for user data.

450 GB

950 GB

950 GB

RAM

Total system memory, always enough to max out the connection capacity with our seedbox configuration, but if you plan to configure the server yourself make sure you get a server with enough memory to support the software you will be using.

8 GB

32 GB

32 GB

CPU

Processing power of the seedbox.

Intel Quad Core

Intel Quad Core

Intel Quad Core

Traffic

Traffic quota per month included in the price.

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Link speed

This is the speed the server connects to Internet. Speed is always symmetrical (same upload and download speeds) and full duplex, which means you can download and upload at the same time.

100 Mbit/s

200 Mbit/s

200 Mbit/s

BitTorrent features

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Active torrents

This is the number of torrents you're allowed to have running on the server at any given time. With our dedicated servers, there are no limits on the amount of torrents you can upload and have running at any given time. Keep in mind though that depending on torrent size, swarm speed, and other factors, you may find that a huge number of torrents do not necessarily maximize upload speed.

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Web interfaces

The web interface is the software you use to control the BitTorrent client. The interface is what you see in your browser, and which one is best is often a matter of personal taste. We install the best ones, with many improvements over the standard versions.

rtorrent (with 4 frontends)

rtorrent (with 4 frontends)

rtorrent (with 4 frontends)

Compress files

Create rar and zip files directly in the server.

Uncompress files

Uncompress rar and zip files directly in the server.

Create torrents

Create torrent files from data in the server. Combined with compress and uncompress in the server it's very easy to download from one tracker and upload in another.

RSS Support

RSS is a system to get updates on newly released torrents in trackers. Combined by RSS support in your seedbox you can easily download and start torrents that match your specifications (such as category, or name) as soon as they posted. Wake up in the morning and find your favorite content ready to download, or see how your ratio improves without you moving a finger.

IRSSI support

IRSSI is a IRC (chat) client. Some trackers announce new torrents in a IRC channel run in their own private server. With an enhanced version of IRSSI it's possible to download these torrents the very second they are announced to join the swarm immediately.

Bittorrent clients

A number of BitTorrent clients exist in the market. We prefer rtorrent and actively sponsor it, but we also install other clients in our dedicated servers.

rtorrent (multiple versions)

rtorrent (multiple versions)

rtorrent (multiple versions)

Data transfer

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FTP access

FTP means File Transfer Protocol and is of course the natural protocol to transfer data to and from the seedbox. All popular variants are supported including of course the encrypted ones.

SFTP access

SFTP access is another protocol for File Transfer, that uses data encryption to prevent data from being monitored by routers in the middle of the transmission.

Direct HTTPS access

While FTP is the logical protocol to download files for a number of reasons, sometimes it's just not available, particularly when connecting from controller environments such as corporations or universities. Direct HTTPS let you just download files with your browser.

FXP allowed

FXP is a FTP hack that allows to send data directly from one server to another without it going through the FTP client. Of course this is great when you want to send data from one seedbox to another without downloading it first. Typically it's used to send data between high speed servers. Because of this, a FXP transfer can easily max out the available bandwidth (therefore starving other transmissions in place) which is why we only allow it in dedicated servers. No one wants to share a server with someone that can take all the bandwidth for themselves after all.

Between Xirvik servers

Between Xirvik servers

Between Xirvik servers

Rapidleech support

Rapidleech is a nice program that allows you to upload to many file sharing sites such as Megaupload.

Privacy features

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Encrypted web sessions

Not sure if someone can see what you download? With encryption all the way from the server to your PC, you can be sure that your downloading habits are not being watched.

Encrypted FTP sessions

Not sure if someone can see what you download? With encryption all the way from the server to your PC, you can be sure that your downloading habits are not being watched.

Web proxy

The proxy lets you route web traffic (only) from the server, hiding your real IP address. It's useful when you want to access pages (such as tracker websites) from the same IP address your server has, or when you want some extra privacy and don't want the sites you visit know your real location.

Dedicated IP address

Your server gets its own IP address, which is static (it never changes) and private (no other server has it and since it's a dedicated server it means you are the only user that uses it).

User controlled firewall

This advanced feature allows you to block peers from connecting to your torrent client.

Virtual Private Network

A VPN is an advanced way to route traffic between two locations, in encrypted way. Using the VPN in your server, you can route all your traffic via the server, including most protocols. You can use this for example to watch content (such as Hulu) that may not be available in your country.

Shared features

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Slots per server

Number of users in the server when the server is filled to capacity, for example 4 slots means there can be up to 4 different people with an account in the server.

4

4

4

Multimedia features

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Media streaming (transcoding)

This very cool feature allows you to watch video files (or listen to MP3 files) without downloading them first - you watch them directly from the server as you do for example in YouTube. Most formats are supported.

Media streaming (VLC)

If you have VLC installed in your computer with its browser plugin you are able to watch videos using the native VLC interface with no quality loss.

See information of media files

This option lets you get all the details (resolution, length, number of audio streams, encoding, etc) of almost any media file you have in your server.

Make screenshots of video files

This feature allows you to capture frames of a video file directly in the server.

Create video sample

With this feature you can cut part of a video file and create what is usually called a Sample (a portion of the video used to check video quality).

Cloud storage

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Dropbox support

Dropbox is a nice product that allows you to synchronize the contents of a folder in several computers. Files uploaded to the shared folder from any of the computers linked to a dropbox account will be automatically transferred to the other computers, which is a handy way to share files between home, work, and of course your seedbox. Note: We aren't affiliated with dropbox in any way, but we think it's a nice product so we added support to it. You will need your own dropbox account (they have small accounts for free).

Google Drive

Ability to copy files from/to your Google Drive account.

Amazon S3

Ability to copy files from/to your Amazon S3 account.

MEGA support

We support MEGA cloud storage, for more information visit: mega.co.nz

Community

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Shoutbox access

The shoutbox is a place for all our users to hang out, right from their servers. You will meet lots of interesting people in the shoutbox that share you hobby, and because you know they have a great seedbox it's easy to invite or get invited to places by people you meet there.

Forum access

If the shoutbox is not your thing, check out our forums. The developers of many of the applications that make up the BitTorrent ecosystem hang out here, because our users always have interesting things to suggest.

Extras

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Newsgroups binary download

If binary newsgroups is your thing (it's a nice way to download large files after all), we've got you covered: SABnzbd is installed in all dedicated servers, so you can download from your favourite newsgroup provider. Note: We provide the software but we don't supply newsgroups. You can use any provide you want.

Firefox add-on

The firefox add-on allows you to upload a torrent file directly to your seedbox without downloading it first. You just right click on the torrent file, select "Upload to my seedbox" in the context menu, and it's uploaded automatically.

Chrome extension

The Chrome extension allows you to upload a torrent file directly to your seedbox without downloading it first. You just right click on the torrent file, select "Upload to my seedbox" in the context menu, and it's uploaded automatically.

Android application

Transdroid is a great application for Android devices that allows you to control your seedbox from your cell phone. It isn't a Xirvik product, but we are proud sponsors, and as such our users requests go high in the priority queue.

Speed test

The superpopular speedtest.net can be run directly from dedicated servers for bragging rights and speed proofs.

ZNC

ZNC is what is known as a IRC bouncer. It lets you connect to IRC networks via your server so your real IP address stay hidden. It also has a number of extra features such as being connected for you to the network even if your own client is off (keeping your nickname safe, saving logs, etc).

BtSync

BtSync allows to share data without using trackers. Clients exist for many operating systems. You can join swarms from your seedbox, either to share your own data or to download's someone else's.

Support

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Live IM support

We are available for a live chat session approximately 16 hours a day (we will cover 24x7 soon) including weekends. We use Gtalk/Jabber.

Email support

You can email us about anything related to your service (technical, billing, etc) in English or Spanish.

Cost and delivery

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Typical setup time

This is the time it usually takes us to deliver your server after you've placed your order. We try to do it as quickly as possible by keeping stock of the most popular models, but in some we depend on the datacenters to deliver the servers to us, which is why we use the word typical here. Note: If there's a delay, we'll let you know and give you the choice to cancel the order and get a refund.

Less than 12 hours

24 hours

72 hours

Setup fee

Some datacenters charge a bit for setting up the servers, usually to encourage users not to abandon one server if they think they will need it again. Our general policy is "happy customer or no customer" so we make an effort to allow users to come and go as they need. However in some models we have to pass the datacenter's setup fee.

No

No

No

Cancellation fee

No server at Xirvik comes with any strings attached. You can cancel your service at any time. Monthly price: "Cost of having one month of service". Note that you can switch between payment terms at any time. You can start with one month to test the service, then change to 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and receive our long term discounts (If available on that service), then back to one month and so on. There's no commitment to stay on a specific payment term. Quarterly price: "Cost of having three months of service." Note that you can switch between payment terms at any time by contacting our support email.

No

No

No

Weekly fee

Weekly cost of the server.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Monthly fee

Cost of having one month of service. Note that you can switch between payment terms at any time. You can start with one month to test the service, then get 3 months to get the long term discount, then back to one month and so on. There's no commitment to stay in a specific payment term.